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April 30, 2014

CSB Strategic Plan – Your input needed!

Your assistance is needed to help in the development of a strategic
plan for the CSB. The CSB’s strategic plan will guide the agency’s
direction over the next three years and will be evaluated annually.
Your input will help to ensure that the CSB’s vision, mission, values,
and goals are aligned with the needs of the community and the people we
serve. Learn more about the CSB’s Strategic Plan and complete a brief,
five-question survey by May 30, 2014.

May 6-12 – Nurses Week!

CSB Board member Gary Ambrose and CSB Nursing Director Louella Meachem
went before the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on April 29 and
accepted a proclamation honoring our community’s nurses and
highlighting the critical role nurses play at the CSB. Daryl Vasquez, a
nurse with the CSB’s Community Readiness and Support Program, received
a Citizen Life Saving Award from the Fairfax County Fire Chief for her
quick thinking and skilled emergency action that saved the life of a
CSB client in the program.

May 8 is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day in Fairfax
County!

This year, Fairfax County has joined over 1,100 communities and 136
national collaborating organizations to officially proclaim May 8,
2014, as Children's Mental Health Awareness Day. Events will be taking
place throughout the month to focus attention on ways to nurture the
mental health and resilience of our community’s children and their
families.

NEXUS is hosting a free, all-day conference titled “Access to Hope –
Whole Child and Whole Health: Facilitating Health and Resiliency in the
Community, Family, and School” on Friday, May 9. The conference is open
to the public and runs from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the FCPS Virginia
Hills Center in Alexandria. For information on the conference,
including session descriptions, contact NEXUS Coordinator Lainge Bailey
by email or by phone at 703-660-2327. NEXUS is an outreach committee of
the Advisory Board for the Gartlan Center in Mount Vernon.

May 17 – Community discusses teen stress, wellness, and
resiliency

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is hosting “Community Conversation
on Teen Stress: Fostering Wellness and Resiliency”on Saturday, May 17,
from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Hayfield Secondary School. The event will
bring together teens and parents, the school system, Fairfax County
government, private mental health providers, coaches, and community and
faith-based organizations who work with teens to discuss the many
facets of stress that affect today’s youth and how wellness and
resiliency resources can provide support. A light lunch will be served.
Details and registration information are available on the FCPS website.

May 18 – “This Is My Brave” opens up about mental illness

“This Is My Brave” is a live presentation of essays, original
music, and poetry performed by individuals living with―or loving
someone with―a mental illness. The show will be held at 3 p.m. on
Sunday, May 18 at Artisphere’s Spectrum Theatre in Arlington; tickets
are $16.37 and are available through the This Is My Brave website.

CSB Board information

The May meeting calendar for the Fairfax-Falls Church Community
Services Board is now available.

The approved March 26, 2014 CSB Board minutes are also available.

CSB budget update

On April 29, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the FY
2015 budget, including an additional $1.3 million to support June 2014
special education graduates of Fairfax County Public Schools who are
eligible for employment and day support services and currently do not
have a funding source for services.

CSB in the news…

Monday, April 28, on WJLA-TV, ABC Channel 7 (and on News Channel 8) –
Daryl Washington, CSB Deputy Director, was interviewed for a news
feature about the local impact of new state legislationregarding mental
health services. See the story.

Tuesday, April 29, also on WJLA-TV, ABC Channel 7 – A feature about
award-winning restaurateur Matt Haley includes scenes of his recent
visit to Crossroads, a CSB residential treatment facility. Haley is
this year’s recipient of the James Beard Humanitarian Award.

Community partners wrap up successful hypothermia prevention
season

As reported in a recent news release from the county’s Office to
Prevent and End Homelessness, despite record-breaking low temperatures,
there were no reported deaths due to hypothermia in our community
during the past winter. Our local hypothermia prevention partnership
provided warmth and shelter for hundreds of our community’s most
vulnerable neighbors. The CSB is a critical, behind-the-scenes partner
in this effort. CSB outreach staff engage individuals seeking shelter
who have serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders and help
them connect with services and other resources. CSB Emergency Services
and the Fairfax Detoxification Center staff are available 24/7 to
assist in crises. Between December and March, the Fairfax
Detoxification Center had 58 hypothermia-related admissions who came in
through detox diversion and 84 admissions from homeless shelters.

To apply for the position of CSB Executive Director, visit the county
website. The executive director provides 24/7 leadership and oversight
of behavioral health treatment and community living programs and
services for residents of Fairfax County and the cities of Fairfax and
Falls Church and works in collaboration with the county’s other Human
Services agencies.

Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services BoardYour link to local services for people with mental illness, substance
use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilitieswww.fairfaxcounty.gov/csb
or email wwwcsb@fairfaxcounty.gov
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 836, Fairfax, VA 22035
703-324-7000, TTY 711

Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of
disability in all county programs, services and activities. To request
this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-7000 or TTY 711.